hperrin@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 months agoWood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.message-squaremessage-square144fedilinkarrow-up1325arrow-down122
arrow-up1303arrow-down1message-squareWood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.hperrin@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square144fedilink
minus-squaredie444die@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·4 months agoSo is a potato wood? A carrot? Ginger is not a tree. It’s a flowering plant.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·4 months agoA potato is not a flowering plant it’s a tuba, such as an onion. Totally different thing entirely to a bit of wood attached to a tree.
minus-squareloweffortname@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 months agoDon’t be bringing brass instruments into this…
minus-squaredie444die@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months agoAnd potato is a tuber but an onion is not. Both are flowering plants. So is ginger. Ginger has nothing to do with ‘a bit of wood attached to a tree’ which is exactly my point.
minus-squareAnIndefiniteArticle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 months agoPotato plants absolutely have flowers. Have you ever grown one? Be careful with the potato flowers and fruits. They are poisonous nightshade.
So is a potato wood? A carrot?
Ginger is not a tree. It’s a flowering plant.
A potato is not a flowering plant it’s a tuba, such as an onion. Totally different thing entirely to a bit of wood attached to a tree.
Don’t be bringing brass instruments into this…
And potato is a tuber but an onion is not. Both are flowering plants. So is ginger.
Ginger has nothing to do with ‘a bit of wood attached to a tree’ which is exactly my point.
Potato plants absolutely have flowers. Have you ever grown one? Be careful with the potato flowers and fruits. They are poisonous nightshade.